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Observation Date
2/9/2014
Observer Name
jg
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon » Weber Canyon
Location Name or Route
Weber Canyon
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Not much visibility today. Low cloud ceiling at times. Skies were breaking up a bit at the end of the day. On and off snow. Short periods of heavy snowfall. Winds from the W/SW. Light to moderate at times. Periods of calm as well. Mild temps. Wet.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments

Wet snow, especially below 9K. Creamy, dense snow made for good sliding. it was difficult to say exactley how much new snow there was but 12" of settled snow at higher elevations seemed to be what we found.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Collapsing
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Lots of cracking and collapsing. Some very loud whoopfing collapses with long propogating shooting cracks.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northwest
Elevation
10,000'
Slope Angle
30°
Comments

East facing pit had more impressive results.

We got a very loud collapse digging our east facing pit and these cracks were the result. The cracks easily propagated 200+ft.

Traveled from 7600-10,300 ft, east, north and west aspects. Slope angles to 32°.

It's certainly a good time to practice good backcountry travel protocol. The dense new snow is sitting on very weak snow and anything steep enough to slide should be suspect, especially slopes that have been recently wind loaded. East and north facing being the most sensitive. High danger in this type of terrain.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High